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      Playlist for Sunday, August 3, 2025

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      Darius Milhaud: Song, "La Tourterelle"

      Pierre Bernac, br; Francis Poulenc, p

      Path‚ OVD-50036

      12:02 am

      Georges Auric: Song, "La Gloxinia"

      Pierre Bernac, br; Francis Poulenc, p

      Path‚ OVD-50036

      12:05 am

      Germaine Tailleferre: Ballade for Piano and Orchestra

      Marciano, p; Radio Luxembourg Orch/de Froment
      Music In Paris In The 1920s

      Vox ACD-8157

      12:19 am

      Louis Durey: "Romance sans paroles," Op 21

      Andrew West, p
      L'Album des Six: The Complete Works of Les Six for Flute and Piano

      Hyperion CDA-67204

      12:22 am

      Arthur Honegger: "Mayerling" Suite (film score, 1936)

      #2, "Jardin"

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Adriano
      HONEGGER : Mayerling / Regain

      Marco Polo 8.223467

      12:24 am

      Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta (1947)

      San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra
      Ibert: Divertissement No. 1-6, Concertino Da Camera for Alto Saxophone

      Koch 3-7094-2

      12:53 am

      Darius Milhaud: "Le carnaval d'Aix," Op. 83b

      "Polka"

      Jack Gibbons, p; New London Orch/Ronald Corp
      Le Carnaval D'Aix, Le Carnaval De Londres, L'Apotheose De Miliere, Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit

      Hyperion CDA-66594

      1:00 am

      Franz Liszt: "Trois études de concert" (1848)

      No. 3 in D-Flat, "Un sospiro"

      Susann McDonald, h
      Music In The Air

      Klavier K-11133

      1:05 am

      Carl Stamitz: Wind Octet #2 in B-Flat

      Consortium Classicum
      Wind Symphonies

      CPO 999081-2

      1:18 am

      William Grant Still: Miniatures for Flute, Oboe & Piano

      #5, "A Frog Went A'Courtin'"

      Peter Christ, ob; Gretel Shanley, f; Sharon Davis, p
      Ginastera: Duo, Parable, Etc.

      Crystal CD-321

      1:20 am

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36

      Vienna Phil/Karl Böhm
      Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5

      DG 439681-2 (2)

      1:55 am

      Serge Prokofiev: Five "Sarcasms," Op. 17

      No. 3

      Sergei Babayan, p
      Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit; La Valse; Franz Liszt: Ballade in B minor; Sergey Prokofiev: Sarcasms

      Connoisseur CD-4195

      2:00 am

      Zoltán Kodaly: Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 11 (1910)

      "Meditation on a Theme of Claude Debussy"

      Balint Vazsonyi, p

      Price-Less D-26927

      2:04 am

      Claude Debussy: "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune"

      London Sym Orch/Michael Tilson Thomas

      Sony SK-48231

      2:15 am

      Claude Debussy: "Préludes", Book 1

      XI. "La danse de Puck"

      Vladimir Viardo, p
      Préludes Livres I & II

      Pro Piano PPR-224525

      2:18 am

      Claude Debussy: "Préludes", Book 1

      X. "La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)"

      Long Beach Sym Orch/JoAnn Falletta
      Impressions of the Sea

      Albany TROY-364

      2:24 am

      Claude Debussy: "Préludes", Book 1

      XII. "Minstrels"

      Walter Gieseking, p
      Great Pianists of the 20th Century 33: Walter Gieseking II

      Philips 456790-2 (2)

      2:26 am

      Antonin Reicha: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat, Op 89

      Consortium Classicum
      Reicha: Quintets for Winds and String Quartet, Vol. 2

      MD+G Recordings 3010502-2

      2:55 am

      Arthur Sullivan: Ballet, "Victoria and Merrie England"

      "Sailor's Hornpipe"

      Dublin RTE Concert Orch/Andrew Penny
      SULLIVAN : Victoria and Merrie England

      Marco Polo 8.223677

      3:00 am

      Giacomo Carissimi: "Plorate"

      Berlin Phil Cellists
      Angel Dances

      EMI/Ang CDC3-57030-2

      3:05 am

      Alessandro A. Scarlatti: Sinfonia #2 in B-Flat

      Saar Chamber Orch/Karl Ristenpart

      Odyssey 32160015

      3:10 am

      Giuseppe Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D

      Edward Carroll, tr; Concerto Rotterdam/Heinz Friesen
      The Trumpet Resounding

      MHS 512353

      3:16 am

      Alessandro Grandi: Motet, "Hic est praecursor dilectus"

      Mieke van der Sluis, s; Guillemette Laurens, ms; Gustav leonhardt, hc
      Vespri Di S. Giovanni Battista

      Philips 422074-2

      3:18 am

      Georges Bizet: Symphony in C, "Roma"

      USSR Radio Sym Orch/Fouat Mansourian

      Chant du Monde LDC-278844

      3:54 am

      Gheraldello de FLORENTIA: I'vo'bene

      Calliope
      Calliope Festival: An Italian Renaissance Revel

      Nonesuch 79069-1

      4:00 am

      Fabrizio Caroso: "Alta Vittoria"

      Renaissonics
      Renaissonics

      Titanic TI-232

      4:05 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat

      London Phil/Eugen Jochum
      12 "London" Symphonies

      DG 437201-2 (4)

      4:31 am

      Johann Friedrich REICHARDT: Song, Canzon, s'al dolce loco la donna nostra vedi

      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br, Gerald Moore, p
      Sonette

      DG 2530332

      4:32 am

      Charles-Valentin Alkan: Twelve Studies in the Minor Keys, Op 39

      #s 4-7, "Symphonie"

      Raymond Lewenthal, p
      The Legendary Pianist Raymond Lewenthal Plays Alkan and Liszt

      Elan CD-82276

      4:54 am

      Richard Strauss: "Le bourgeois gentilhomme," Op. 60

      Menuett

      Orpheus Chamber Orch
      Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Divertimento Op. 86

      DG 435871-2

      5:00 am

      Lara: Song, Granada

      Fritz Wunderlich, t, Berlin Phil/Karl Bohm
      The Art Of Fritz Wunderlich

      DG 435145-2 (5)

      5:05 am

      Nicolo Paganini: Violin Concerto #2 in b, Op 7, "La Campanella"

      Alexander Markov, v; Saarbrücken Radio Sym Orch/Marcello Viotti
      Paganini: Violin Concertos 1& 2, 24 Caprices

      Erato 45788-2

      5:34 am

      Robert Schumann: Studies after Paganini Caprices, Op. 3

      No. 6

      Mi-Joo Lee, p
      Schumann: Piano Works

      MD+G Recordings 6040941-2

      5:36 am

      William Walton: Prelude for Orchestra, "Granada" (1961)

      London Phil/Bryden Thomson
      Walton: Orchestral Works

      Chandos CHAN-8968

      5:42 am

      Isaac Albéniz: "Suite Española," Op. 47

      No. 1, "Granada (Serenade)"

      Javier Calderon, g
      Spanish And Latin Music

      Centaur CRC-2179

      5:47 am

      Claude Debussy: "Estampes" (1903)

      "La Soirée dans Grenade"

      Philharmonia Orch/Geoffrey Simon

      Cala CACD-1002

      5:54 am

      Guillaume Dufay: "Je vous pri, mon tres doulx ami"

      London Medieval Ensemble/Peter Davies
      Complete Secular Music = L'Oeuvre Profane = Das Weltliche Werk

      L'Oiseau Lyre 452557-2 (5)

      6:00 am

      6:00 am

      With Heart and Voice

      "Evening Prayer." Host Peter DuBois shares contemplative music for evening, centering on aspects of evening prayer, as expressed through sacred choral and organ music.

      6:58 am

      Engelbert Humperdinck: "Hansel and Gretel"

      Evening Prayer

      Felix Klieser, hn; Wiener Concert-Verein
      A Golden Christmas

      Berlin Classics 0303074-BC

      7:00 am - 12:00 pm

      7:00 am

      Hosted by Jan Weller.

      7:02 am

      Justin Holland: "Sweet Memories of Thee"

      Kevin Cooper, g
      American Originals: A New World, A New Canon

      Acis APL-20445

      7:08 am

      Traditional American: "Bright Morning Stars"

      St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
      American Reflections

      MSR Classics MS-1660

      7:14 am

      Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D, "Le Matin"

      Lausanne Chamber Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
      Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7, 8

      Denon 81757-9612-2

      7:33 am

      George Walker: Piano Sonata No. 1

      II. Theme and Six Variations

      George Walker, p
      George Walker in Recital

      Albany TROY-117

      7:40 am

      Dani Howard: "Coalescence"

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Paul Urbina
      Dani Howard Orchestral Works

      Rubicon RCD-1125

      7:53 am

      Hugo Wolf: "Italian Serenade" in G

      Takács Quartet
      Schubert: Trout Quintet; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Wolf: Italian Serenade

      Decca 460034-2

      8:01 am

      Leonard Bernstein: "Peter Pan"

      "Dream With Me"

      Zuill Bailey, vc; Lara Downes, p
      Some Other Time

      Steinway & Sons 30025

      8:05 am

      Hamish MacCunn: "Highland Memories," Op 30

      Royal Ballet Sinfonia/John Wilson
      The Land of the Mountain and the Flood

      ASV CDWHL-2123

      8:16 am

      Ben Shirley: "High Sierra Sonata"

      I. "Buttermilk Morning"

      Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet
      American Stories

      Cedille CDR-90000216

      8:26 am

      Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54

      Lyric Suite

      Malmö Sym Orch/Bjarte Engeset
      Grieg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 6

      Naxos 8.572403

      8:42 am

      Lita Grier: Flute Sonata

      Erin K. Murphy, f; Kirstin Ihde, p
      Day & Night: Modern Flute & Piano Duos by Women Composers

      Albany TROY-1829

      8:55 am

      Pierre Muller: Polka militaire, "L'Infanterie française"

      Slovak Radio Sym Orch/Jerome Cohen
      French Ballroom Favourites: Les succès de la danse

      Marco Polo 8.223801

      9:01 am

      Hildegard of Bingen: "Symphoniae harmoniae celestium revelationum"

      Instrumental Piece 2

      Sequentia
      Hildegard von Bingen: Symphoniae

      EMI CDC7-49251-2

      9:06 am

      Anonymous 16th-century: Suite of Dances

      Piffaro
      Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy

      Archiv 445883-2

      9:17 am

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Tafelmusik," Book 3

      Overture (Suite) in B-Flat: Dances

      Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel
      Telemann: Tafelmusik Selections

      Archiv 429774-2

      9:32 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046

      Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr
      JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

      Harmonia Mundi HMU-807461.62 (2)

      9:54 am

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Giustino," RV 717

      Aria, "Vedrò con mio diletto"

      Rick Stotijn, db; Camerata RCO
      Doppio Espressivo

      BIS 2509

      10:01 am

      Ferde Grofé: "Grand Canyon Suite"

      I. "Sunrise"

      Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
      John Williams Conductor

      Sony 41779-2 (20)

      10:07 am

      Bedřich Smetana: "Memories of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas," Op. 12

      Antonín Kubálek, p
      Memories of Bohemia

      Dorian DOR-90185

      10:17 am

      Arturo Márquez: "Danzón" No. 4

      Camerata de las Américas/Joel Sachs
      Conga-Line in Hell - Modern Classics from Latin America

      Dorian DOR-93230

      10:29 am

      Ethel Smyth: "The Boatswain's Mate"

      Overture

      Lontano Ens/Odaline de la Martinez
      Ethel Smyth * The Boatswain's Mate

      Retrospect Opera RO-001

      10:35 am

      Joaquín Turina: "Círculo," Op. 91

      Lincoln Trio
      Turina * Chamber Music for Strings and Piano * Lincoln Trio

      Cedille CDR-90000150 (2)

      10:48 am

      Jacques Ibert: "Louisville Concerto"

      City of Birmingham Sym Orch/Louis Frémaux
      Ibert: Divertissement, Symphonie marine, Bacchanale, Louisville Concerto, Bostoniana

      EMI CDC7-49261-2

      11:01 am

      Charlotte Sohy: Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 30

      Marie Vermeulin, p
      Charlotte Sohy, Compositrice de la Belle Epoque

      La Boîte à Pépites BAP01.03

      11:10 am

      Fela Sowande: "African Suite"

      I. "Joyful Day"

      London Sym Orch Strings/Paul Freeman
      Black Composers Series 1974-1978, Vol. 7

      Sony 19075862152 (10)

      11:18 am

      Robert Lowry: "How Can I Keep from Singing?"

      Cantus
      A Harvest Home

      Cantus Recordings CTS-L04

      11:22 am

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

      IV. Finale, "Allegro agitato"

      Harold Wright, cl; Hawthorne String Quartet
      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Petite Suite, Ballade, Spirituals

      Koch 3-7056-2

      11:30 am

      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331

      Finale, "Rondo alla turca"

      Andrei Gavrilov, p
      Amadeus: Best of Mozart

      EMI 82164

      11:35 am

      Ethan Wood: "Ah, vous dirais-je, maman," A Folk Tale for 18 Players After Mozart

      A Far Cry
      Visions and Variations

      Crier Records CR-1801

      11:52 am

      Franz Schubert: "Military March" in D, D 733, No. 1

      Evgeny Kissin, p
      Haydn & Schubert: Piano Sonatas

      Sony SK-64538

      12:00 - 5:00 pm

      12:00 pm

      George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op. 11, No. 1

      Borusan Istanbul Phil Orch/Carlo Tenan
      Bartók, Enescu, Kodály, Martinů

      Onyx 4257

      12:13 pm

      Franz Liszt: "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 6 in D-flat

      Georgia & Louise Mangos, p
      Liszt for Two

      Cedille CDR-90000052

      12:22 pm

      Thomas Arne: "Alfred, An English Masque"

      Overture

      Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
      Arne: Alfred (An English Masque)

      RCA-DHM 51314-2

      12:30 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen," Op. 66

      Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p
      Hope Amid Tears

      Sony 886449139354

      12:42 pm

      Margaret Bonds: "Fields of Wonder"

      Cantus
      Fields of Wonder

      Signum SIGCD-867

      12:54 pm

      John Harbison: "Rubies" (after Thelonius Monk)

      Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz
      Echoes: Classic Works Transformed

      Naxos 8.559679

      1:00 pm

      Jon Batiste: "Für Elise - Reverie" (after Beethoven)

      Jon Batiste, p
      Beethoven Blues

      Verve 7529002

      1:17 pm

      Georg Philipp Telemann: "Concerto polonois" in B-Flat

      Holland Baroque
      Telemann: Polonoise

      Pentatone PTC-5186878

      1:27 pm

      David Raksin: "Forever Amber"

      Suite

      New Philharmonia Orch/David Raksin
      Classic Film Scores: Laura, Forever Amber, The Bad and the Beautiful

      Sony 15809181

      1:35 pm

      John Williams: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"

      Flying Theme

      Berlin Phil/John Williams
      John Williams: The Berlin Concert

      DG B0034852-02

      1:41 pm

      John Dowland: "My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard"

      Brian Kay, l's
      Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays

      Avie AV-2787

      1:41 pm

      John Dowland: "My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home"

      Brandon Acker & Brian Kay, l's
      Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays

      Avie AV-2787

      1:43 pm

      John Dowland: "Tarleton's Riserrectione"

      Brian Kay, l
      Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays

      Avie AV-2787

      1:44 pm

      John Dowland: "The King of Denmark's Galliard"

      Brian Kay, l
      Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays

      Avie AV-2787

      1:48 pm

      Traditional African-American: Spiritual, "My Lord, What a Morning'"

      Seraphic Fire/Patrick Dupré Quigley
      Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual

      Seraphic Fire Media Steal Away

      1:52 pm

      Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

      No. 13, "Morning Mood"

      Michala Petri, r; London Phil Orch/James Judd
      Scandinavian Moods

      RCA 67950-2

      1:55 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Song, "The Dream," Op. 8, No. 5

      Pavel Lisitsian, br; Naum Walter, p
      Sergei Rachmaninoff - 150th Anniversary of His Birth - Prepared by Henry Fogel for WFMT

      WFMT (Fogel Fall 2023)

      1:57 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Song, "In the Silence of the Night," Op. 4, No. 3

      Pavel Lisitsian, br; Naum Walter, p
      Sergei Rachmaninoff - 150th Anniversary of His Birth - Prepared by Henry Fogel for WFMT

      WFMT (Fogel Fall 2023)

      2:00 pm

      Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

      Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko
      Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead, The Rock

      Avie AV-2188

      2:38 pm

      George Frideric Handel: Chandos Anthem No. 4, "O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song"

      Soloists; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen
      Handel: Chandos Anthems (anthems For Cannons)

      Alpha 1153

      2:54 pm

      Joni Mitchell: "Both Sides, Now"

      Ingrid Jensen, tr; Canadian Brass
      Canadiana

      Linus 270596

      3:01 pm

      Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"

      Isaac Stern, v; Leonard Rose, vc; Eugene Istomin, p
      Beethoven Piano Trios

      Sony SM2K-64513 (2)

      3:43 pm

      Percy Grainger: "Shepherd's Hey"

      English Chamber Orch/Benjamin Britten
      Salute to Percy Grainger

      Decca 425159-2

      3:45 pm

      Johann Strauss II: "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka," Op. 214

      Johann Strauss Orch/Christopher Warren-Green
      The Strauss Album

      Black Box BBM-1059

      3:48 pm

      Florence Price: "A Hillside"

      Kirsten Johnson, p
      Florence Price: Piano Music

      Guild GM2CD-7828

      3:54 pm

      Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia (after Handel's HWV 432)

      Renaud Capuçon, v; Gautier Capuçon, vc
      Face à Face

      Virgin 45576-2

      4:01 pm

      Antonio Vivaldi: "Gloria" in D, R. 589

      Soloists; Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
      Gloria / Magnificat

      Telarc CD-80194

      4:32 pm

      Robert Schumann: "Kinderszenen," Op. 15

      No. 7, "Träumerei (Dreaming)"

      Víkingur Ólafsson, p
      From Afar

      DG 4861681

      4:35 pm

      Ruth Gipps: Song for Orchestra

      BBC National Orch of Wales/Rumon Gamba
      Ruth Gipps: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4; Song for Orchestra; Knight in Armour

      Chandos CHAN-20078

      4:42 pm

      W. C. Handy: "St. Louis Blues"

      Harry Watters, tb; Salt River Brass/Patrick Sheridan
      The Great American Songbook

      Soundset 1070

      4:47 pm

      Pérez Prado: "Qué Rico El Mambo"

      Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart
      The Latin Album

      RCA 63717-2

      4:53 pm

      Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

      Waltz of the Flowers

      National Phil Orch/Richard Bonynge
      50x Waltz

      Decca 4787305

      5:00 pm

      5:00 pm

      Ryan Opera Center Recital Series

      Soprano Gemma Nha performs an aria from Ambroise Thomas's "Hamlet," lieder by Richard Strauss, and Korean songs. Tenor Daniel Espinal offers selections by Augustin Lara, Francesco Santoliquido, and Joaquín Turina. With pianist Michael Banwarth, recorded in the Levin Studio.

      6:00 - 8:00 pm

      6:00 pm

      Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts

      Rimsky-Korsakov "Capriccio espagnol," Op. 34; Tchaikovsky "Francesca da Rimini," Op 34; Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major, "Romantic;" Daniel Barenboim, conductor.

      7:58 pm

      Hanns Eisler: Song, "Die Heimkehr"

      Benjamin Appl, br; James Baillieu, p
      For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

      Alpha 1131

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari

      Segovia and his Disciples Andrés Segovia is considered one of the greatest modern guitarists. His style and techniques have elevated the classical guitar to new heights. His teachings and legacy have continued with many of his disciples including Abel Carlevaro, John Williams, Julian Bream, and Alirio Díaz.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      9:00 pm

      Collectors' Corner with Henry Fogel

      Tristan and Isolde with Nilsson and Vickers

      Highlights from Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" featuring two all-time greats.

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Johann Strauss II: "Simplicius"

      Overture

      Slovak State Phil/Alfred Walter
      Strauss: Famous Overtures

      Marco Polo 8.223275

      11:05 pm

      Josef Strauss: Polka Mazur, "Wilde Rose," Op. 201

      Slovak State Phil/Arthur Kulling
      Josef Strauss Edition Vol 16

      Marco Polo 8.223618

      11:10 pm

      Johann Strauss, Sr: "Bouquets," Waltz, Op. 197

      Slovak Sinfonietta/Christian Pollack
      Johann Strauss, Sr. Vol 21

      Marco Polo 8.225341

      11:17 pm

      Hugo Wolf: Song, "Blumengruss"

      Dawn Upshaw, s; Richard Goode, p
      Goethe Lieder

      Nonesuch 79317-2

      11:18 pm

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 26

      Francesca Dego, v; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Daniele Rustioni
      Francesca Dego: Violin Concertos by Paganini and Wolf-Ferrari

      DG 481 6381

      11:54 pm

      Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Italian Songs

      #5, "Quando a letto vo' la sera"

      Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, s; Gerald Moore, p

      EMI/Ang CDM7-63654-2